A north surburban single mom who teaches English at a community college and writes to relieve stress and express her thoughts and emotions
Fast cars sleek, sporty, black, red, silver, blue
Dart, streak, sizzle across a scorched highway
Road warrior grace maneuvers on cue
Relentlessly pursuing thrilling play
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The Christmas tree has dried to brittle green
Gifts are stacked within the bedroom closet
Santa’s visit costs more than children glean
Money runs free like water from faucet
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Sprouted green one morning in my garden
A sturdy leaf of green so young and strong
Struggling to emerge from gray darken den
She came above to sing her flower song
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Once you and I were young
Played in sand
Gains clogged and jammed
Big plastic wheels
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Bearded, stooping man pushing a steel cart
I remember when you came to study
Taking the bus trying hard to be part
Of the college scene, your bag was muddy
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